Adventures in wine pairing parties – recipes, plans, tips.
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Continue ReadingJust in time for St. Patrick’s Day, I finished updating all the recipes from my Paddy Party Wine Pairing menu. This includes an absolutely delicious Guinness Braised Corned Beef with Whiskey Glaze to pair that pairs fabulously with Freakshow Cabernet. Not your standard boiled fair, this is a flavorful that…
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Continue ReadingDropping down a progress report on our Wonderful Washington Wine Pairing party to announce the Washington white wine selections and confirmed paired dishes. This covers the first three courses of the six-course menu. While there is an abundance of gorgeous red wines from the various regions of Washington, whites are…
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Continue ReadingEarly stages of planning for a Washington Wine Pairing Party charity event. WA flavors and wine considerations for six course menu.
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Continue ReadingLive notes from prep work the week leading up to a Southern Hemisphere Wine Pairing Party charity event. Documentation, plating sketches and time-tables.
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Continue ReadingMake Ahead Means Now! Less than two weeks to go to the wine pairing party. The push to prep is in full swing and some of these dishes take awhile to do. I have a master schedule to pace make-ahead elements, so I don’t get early burn out. Cooking is…
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Continue ReadingSmall Pavlova, Big Flavor No bigger than a small donut, a mini pavlova is perfect as an individual dessert. Sweet lemon meringue base, lemon curd hidden under whipped cream and topped with strawberries and kiwi puree. A sweet and tangy combination. And I finally made it work on this past…
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Continue ReadingExploring Southward Let’s get down to it! Our upcoming Southern wine pairing party is just two months away. The theme for this wine pairing event is Southern Hemisphere regions. I thought of the theme a while ago. Not sure how it would work, as these regions have been on the…
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Continue ReadingSaint Patrick’s Day it is! After a successful first event, we decided to continue on with an annual version of the Wine Pairing Party fundraiser. I wanted to really elevate the dishes and create a more profound pairing experience. We didn’t purposefully plan on having the next party on St.…
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Continue ReadingWhat did I just get myself into? A charity auction started my adventures in wine pairing recipes. My mother asked if I could make a few appetizers for a wine pairing party she was contributing as a silent auction item for her Rotary group. Of course, I agreed (mom +…